NASA trumpets rocky exoplanet find
Kepler-10b is ‘planetary missing link’ NASA has announced it’s nailed the first “bone-fide” [sic] rocky exoplanet, which at 1.4 times the diameter of Earth is the smallest such body spotted to date...
View ArticleHigher education leaders anxious about cuts in proposed California budget
They worry that Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed California budget will mean fewer classes, fewer services and fewer students getting the higher education they need to succeed. Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposals...
View ArticleNew health-care regulations to extend students’ coverage
Recent additions to the U.S. health-care reform law will provide college students with some minor benefits. Effective Jan. 1, 2012, new regulations will establish more accountability on the behalf of...
View ArticleGene therapy treats Parkinson’s disease
Treating Parkinson’s disease with gene therapy has been shown to be successful in clinical trials for the first time, say US researchers. The illness causes uncontrolled shaking, stiffness and slow...
View ArticleCDC Urges New HIV Testing for Donors
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending hospitals test living donors for the virus that causes AIDS no more than seven days before their organs are removed and transplanted,...
View ArticleStudents in Japan to return to MTSU
The ongoing nuclear threat that followed a 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan led MTSU officials on Thursday to request nine undergraduate students studying abroad to return home, according to the...
View ArticleNASA to Announce Shuttle Retirement Homes Today
NASA’s chief Charlie Bolden will be at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday to announce where the space shuttles will spend their retirements. The 30-year-old shuttle program is ending this...
View ArticleEducation Policy Critics March on White House
People march to the White House during the “Save Our Schools” rally in Washington, D.C., on July 30. Marchers chanted and carried signs expressing their demands after hearing speeches nearby. Teachers...
View ArticleNew education rules a good first step
In a speech on Sept. 23, President Obama gave a speech linking economic recovery with improved educational standards by proposing additional measures to reform the public school system. “We have to...
View ArticleWhite House asks Supreme Court to rule on healthcare law
The White House has asked the Supreme Court to uphold its healthcare law, inviting a possible high-stakes legal showdown just before the 2012 election. The administration’s move came after a challenge...
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